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Beautiful! Did you pick it up at the Atlanta EC? If so would love to know how that went as mine is coming there in September. Also, more interested in you negative impressions than the positive as we all know what folks claim to love about the car. Congrats.
Beautiful! Did you pick it up at the Atlanta EC? If so would love to know how that went as mine is coming there in September. Also, more interested in you negative impressions than the positive as we all know what folks claim to love about the car. Congrats.
OK so I'm going to post most of my thoughts in another thread as they pertain to the GT3 in general because all of my driving at the PEC center was in a winged version. I've only driven my Touring lightly so far. My thoughts about my Touring specifically are:
Being in the car, switching it on and driving it on the roads makes me SMILE (ill discuss the track in the other thread as that is another story). This is the most important point. It is worth any negatives just for this. This is the first Porsche to do that for me since my 964. I've now driven every other 991.2 gen variant except the GT2/3 RS's and the Carrera T and they don't do it for me.
My car has the leather option. IMHO it is light-years nicer than the Alcantara in the winged version. It's not at all 'grand-tourer' as I was worried it was going to be. It still feels really sporty, even the steering wheel.
Beware, there is still Alcantara on the ceiling and the pillars. The pillars are really noticeable to me and look out of place.
I regret getting Carrara White. It's too harsh and cold in the daylight. If you are going for that retro look like I was, go with the standard white.
I regret not getting PCCB just for the aesthetics. The red calipers don't looks as good as the yellow on my config IMHO.
The PEC experience is pretty good. They try to make it a really 'VIP'-type experience, if you're into that type of thing. The circuit track at the center is tiny and of limited value imho, but their other activities are pretty good. I particularly liked their skid pad where you can drift the GT3 to your hearts content, and the kick-plate thing that throws the back of the car sideways in a random direction. The museum is ok. Lots of nice cars and especially lots of 356s. Currently no 928s or 918s. Lunch is of a good standard too. If anyone wants to ask specific questions about the PEC delivery please feel free!
As mentioned, I'll put together some thoughts on the GT3 in general, particularly on the track into another thread.
OK so I'm going to post most of my thoughts in another thread as they pertain to the GT3 in general because all of my driving at the PEC center was in a winged version. I've only driven my Touring lightly so far. My thoughts about my Touring specifically are:
Being in the car, switching it on and driving it on the roads makes me SMILE (ill discuss the track in the other thread as that is another story). This is the most important point. It is worth any negatives just for this. This is the first Porsche to do that for me since my 964. I've now driven every other 991.2 gen variant except the GT2/3 RS's and the Carrera T and they don't do it for me.
My car has the leather option. IMHO it is light-years nicer than the Alcantara in the winged version. It's not at all 'grand-tourer' as I was worried it was going to be. It still feels really sporty, even the steering wheel.
Beware, there is still Alcantara on the ceiling and the pillars. The pillars are really noticeable to me and look out of place.
I regret getting Carrara White. It's too harsh and cold in the daylight. If you are going for that retro look like I was, go with the standard white.
I regret not getting PCCB just for the aesthetics. The red calipers don't looks as good as the yellow on my config IMHO.
The PEC experience is pretty good. They try to make it a really 'VIP'-type experience, if you're into that type of thing. The circuit track at the center is tiny and of limited value imho, but their other activities are pretty good. I particularly liked their skid pad where you can drift the GT3 to your hearts content, and the kick-plate thing that throws the back of the car sideways in a random direction. The museum is ok. Lots of nice cars and especially lots of 356s. Currently no 928s or 918s. Lunch is of a good standard too. If anyone wants to ask specific questions about the PEC delivery please feel free!
As mentioned, I'll put together some thoughts on the GT3 in general, particularly on the track into another thread.
03-30-2018, 12:33 AM
